bitstock

[ bit-stok ]
/ ˈbɪtˌstɒk /

noun Machinery, Carpentry.

brace(def 3).

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Origin of bitstock

First recorded in 1880–85; bit1 + stock

Words nearby bitstock

bitonality, bitot's spots, bitou bush, bitrochanteric, bitser, bitstock, bitstream, bitsy, bitt, bitten, bitter
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British Dictionary definitions for bitstock

bitstock
/ (ˈbɪtˌstɒk) /

noun

the handle or stock of a tool into which a drilling bit is fixed
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